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I need large pots for all my fruit trees
Comments (8)I grow citrus in containers and they tend to need re-potting often. Bark based media is the cheapest in this area but it tends to break down in a year or so. My back explained to me that lifting large trees in and out of pots was something only young people should be doing so I came up with a plan. Instead of real pots, I make these wire mesh cages that I line with landscape fabric and fill with media. The wire mesh is sold as rabbit cage wire or hardware cloth. I get the 30 inch tall roll and take an 8 foot section and loop it around to form a ring which I bind together with zip ties. When the trees start to show signs of needing new soil I can snip the plastic zip ties used to hold the whole thing together, peel back the fabric and carve away old soil. It sort of root prunes and freshens soil all in one easy motion. The drawbacks are that the "pots" take an obscene amount of media to fill and that you really can't move them. If your trees make a dense web of roots (like citrus can) then after a year or so you probably can scoot it across the floor by pushing on one side. I haven't tried that yet....See More79 year old gardener injured chopping down a tree.
Comments (6)Years ago we had a diseased tree come down before we expected it. The borrowed saw was still in the tree and it was hung up in another tree.It looked healthy but was soft inside. PLEASE do not think pulling on a rope is going to help. It didn't work for our neighbors but fortunately, there wasn't any serious damage. I'm glad this woman is ok. My FIL used to cut cordwood to supplement his social security but he cut trees his whole life. He gave it up when he was about 83....See MoreDowny or Hairy?
Comments (34)dklucius, you are absolutely correct that the price of black oilseed is on the rise, but i doubt that the local riding horse market is generating a major impact because they have been using sunflower seeds of all variety, and especially the black oilseed as a supliment in both Equine and Bovine feeds for a number of years. I think you will find a much greater impact is coming from the oil industry. Although black oil seed has not been extensively farmed in the past, there are now finding that black oilseed it much cheaper than corn to produce and it has a higher yield for making biofuel. As the biofuel industry expands we can expect to see a big demand on sunflower seeds of all varieties. It is a great deal for the farmers because their initial planting and tilling costs are less and they can plant & harvest the oilseed with the same equipment they currently use for corn. If the biofuel industry kicks off as expected we will see the price of sunflower seeds fluctuate very quickly, It could go through the roof or on the other hand, once more farmers get into the production the price could drop tremmendiously. However it turns out, I will be okay because I have unlimited access to 10 acres where I can grow my own oilseed, or convert some of it to open meadow bird preserve. Last year we had to cut down two 65ft high Maple trees in the yard. We sold off the firewood, but I took all the brush and limbs and built a living fence along the creek which provides excellent habitat for birds, rabbits, and a couple ground hogs, now to mention that the open meadow area provides a hunting ground for the hawks and Bald Eagles. As soon as the weather breaks I will be building some hunting blinds in that area where i can sit all day and shoot pictures....See MoreHelp me id this large tree?
Comments (5)So I just Googled Paper Mulberry, and I have to say the lumpy, twisty tree shape is spot-on. If you look at the last pic of the roots in the ground you can see by the shed some of the many, many seedlings I noticed for the first time today - they also look like the pics I've found of suckers of paper Mulberry. I've been mowing down tiny 2" - 3" seedlings of something under the tree since I moved here. They even sprout out of the exposed roots, and the side of the tree trunk itself. The fall color matches too. I'll have to pay attention as to whether or not I get notched as well as non-notched leaves. I think I do. My only question is about the size of the tree. So far everything I've read says a maximum of 50' tall. This tree looks to be much larger than that to me (but I'll be the first to admit I stink at estimating it's size). Perhaps they can actually get much bigger than the "large shrub, small tree" size I've been reading about? Thanks so much for trying to help me! It looks like my nice shade tree might actually be a nuisance tree with suckers I have to stay on top of! (still makes great shade) ~ Cindy ~...See Morefamartin
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